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Date:      Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:32:25 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Ivan Fetch <ifetch@cs.du.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Using DVD for backups?
Message-ID:  <3EA82DB9.2050203@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.44.0304241223550.9411-100000@everest.cs.du.edu>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.44.0304241223550.9411-100000@everest.cs.du.edu>

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Ivan Fetch wrote:
> Hello,
>    I'd like to start using a DVD drive for backups on a FreeBSD
> 5.0-Release machine.  I'm curious whether others out there already do
> this, and have particular recommendations for DVD drives known to work?
> My hope was that I could use the "IDE SCSI emulation" pat of the cam
> driver and use cdrecord with the DVD drive as well.

Already done this.  Works well.  See this page for info:
http://www.whiterose.net/~mrpink/freebsd/dvdr.php
I used the same Pioneer DVD burner he did.  Also, used the same version
of DVD-Record as he lists in the article.  I was unable to get the
newer version to work.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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